Pilikia, Pilikia, Pilikia!
This charming little fellow masquerades under the name of Trenton. At least, that's what we put on his birth certificate when he was born sixteen and a half months ago. Little did we know how much personality would burst forth from this little guy in true Shelton fashion, and that it wouldn't take long for us to start calling him by a more descriptive name--Pilikia!!! Pilikia is a fancy word for "trouble." I got it from a word of the day email from Dictionary.com. It has no other meaning. Just trouble. When I first learned it, I thought it would be a great name for a children's book character, a puppy or kitten, perhaps. But, since I haven't gotten around to writing a book about Pilikia the Puppy, I quickly assigned it to the toddler in our house instead. Ironically, raising this one is a lot like raising a puppy. He and my Seeing Eye dog have a lot in common. Both will pant and plead with you when they want something, although one does so while run